North Fair Oaks nanny faces jail if convicted of embezzlement

By Bonnie Eslinger

Daily News Staff Writer

Posted:
02/15/2013 08:07:45 PM PST

Updated:
02/15/2013 11:50:10 PM PST

A 28-year-old woman accused of stealing $45,265 from a North Fair Oaks family she once worked for pleaded not guilty Thursday to embezzlement and forgery charges, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office.

Sandy Delgado, the family's nanny and housekeeper since 2009, faces up to seven years in jail if convicted, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.

In mid-January, a female family member discovered a forged $600 check and began looking through bank records, according to prosecutors. The woman discovered 32 more forged checks and contacted the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.

Under the direction of detectives, the woman then confronted Delgado in a secretly recorded meeting and Delgado admitted the forgeries, according to prosecutors.

"I was told this was a shock to the family," Wagstaffe said in a phone interview Friday. "She was very much trusted. They felt a sense of betrayal."

Delgado told her employer she needed the money for everyday necessities, Wagstaffe said.

An additional 63 forged checks were discovered in an ensuing investigation, raising the total to 95 checks totalling $45,265.

Delgado was arrested by sheriff's deputies on Feb. 2 and ultimately charged by the District Attorney's Office with one embezzlement count and five forgery counts -- all felonies.

On Thursday, Delgado did not waive her statutory right to a speedy preliminary hearing, which has been scheduled for Feb. 26.

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She remains in custody on $950,000 bail and is also under a federally requested immigration hold, Wagstaffe said.